Television apparatus



June 6, 1944. E, l. HARMAN I TELEVISION APPARATUS Filed Nov. 22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 6, 1944. ,5; HARMAN 2,350,889

TELEVIS IQN APPARATUS Filed Novb 22, 1941 2 Sheet s-Sheet 2 Patented June a, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlci'.

TELEVISION APPARATUS Emil L Harman, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Philco Radio and Television Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Application November 22, 1941, Serial No. 420,118

7 Claims.

This invention relates to novel television apparatus and more particularly to anovel cabinet type apparatus of this class wherein the picture reproducing device is normally disposed within and concealed by the cabinet, and is movable at will to an accessible or viewing position.

Picture reproducing devices such as cathode ray oscilloscopes of the type commonly used in home television apparatus comprise a tube having a long longitudinal axis and a viewing screen at one end in a plane perpendicular to said axis. Heretofore in receivers adapted for home use it has been necessary to provide a cabinet of extreme depth in order to provide for directviewing of the reproducing screen from the front of the cabinet. This is objectionable in that it materially detracts from the appearance and design capabilities of the cabinet. Further, with previously known arrangementsfor mounting the picture reproducer within a shallow cabinet formounting arrangement for the picture reproducing device of home television apparatus such that the device may be'normally concealed within a cabinet but may be'partially withdrawn therefrom to a desirable viewing position.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel apparatus of this character wherein a front panel of the cabinet is movable from a closed to an open position to move the picture reproducing device from a concealed position within the cabinet to a viewing position.

Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a closed cabine constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of the cabinet shown in Fig. 1 with the cabinet open;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along a vertical plane centrally of the cabinet of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view of the cabinet of Fig. 3 in open position to show the operation of the mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a partial perspective view of another cabinet for television apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 6 shows still another cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention, the cabinet being shown in closed position;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the cabinet of Fig. 6 in open position;

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view of the cabinet of Figs. 6 and '7 in partially open position to illustrate the operation of the invention; and

Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view of the cabinet shown in Figs. 6, '7, and 8.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 4, there is shown a cabinet for'television apparatus, having a panel I for the controls of the television receiver, a pivotally mounted panel 2 in the central portion of the cabinet, and a grille portion 3 behind which a loudspeaker may be mounted. In the cabinet of Fig. 1, these panels and grille are arranged in substantially vertical alignment.

With particular reference to Fig. 3, a television receiver chassis 4 is shown mounted on a horizontal partition 5 behind the control panel I. The chassis is preferably provided with any suitable controls 6 which may be accessible from the front of panel I. At the base of the cabinet behind the grille 3 there is provided a loudspeaker I which may be electrically connected by suitable wires (not shown) with the television chassis 4. As with all television apparatus of this type there is provided a cathode ray oscilloscope 8 positioned in the central portion of the cabinet. The oscilloscope 8 may be electrically connected to the television chassis by a suitable cable. It will be observed that the longitudinal axis of the oscilloscope 8 'is longer than the useable depth of the cabinet. In order to mount the oscilloscope 8 there is provided, in accordance with this invention, a housing 9 for the oscilloscope. The housing comprises a front panel to (see Fig. 2) having an opening ll, behind which the viewing screen of the oscilloscope is located, and suitable side walls l2. The entire housing is pivotally mount ed within the cabinet by a pin l3 which passes through the housing and suitable horizontal braces M which extend from the front to the rear of the cabinet.

The front panel 2 ofthe cabinet is pivotally mounted along its lower edge-by a hinge l5, and

a handle I6 is provided at the upper edge of the panel so that the same may be manually. moved from a closed to an open position. As is best shownin Figs. 2 and 4, the panel 2 is provided with a pair of slides I! which have a longitudinal slot running lengthwise thereof. Suitable studs I! carried by housing .0 are slidable in slides l1 within the cabinet, and when the panel 2 is open as shown in Figs. 2 and 1, the oscilloscopel and its housing are moved to an exposed position. A counterbalancing spring I! may be provided to cushion the movement of the housing 9 so that the oscilloscope is not subjected to shock at the end of either the opening or closing movement of the panel 2.

Fig. 5 shows a different type of cabinet embodying the same mechanism but with the panels and grille arranged differently. In this instance the panels Ia. and 2a and the grille 3a are arranged in staggered relation so as to properly blend into the design of the cabinet within which I the apparatus is positioned.

In Figs. 6 to 9 there is illustrated an alternative construction for television apparatus made in accordance with the present invention. In this embodiment the cabinet is provided with a generally rectangular housing 2| which supports the oscilloscope 22. Housing 2| is pivotally mounted at 23 for rotation about a vertical axis as shown in Fig. 8. Housing 2| has a front panel which is positioned centrally of the upper portion of the cabinet 20. To the left of panel 24, is a second panel 25, which is mounted for rotation about a hinge 26 as shown. An arm 21 having one end secured to housing 2| and the other end'secured to an edge of the free end of panel is adapted to cause movement of the housing 2|. This is shown in Figs. 8 and 9 where it will be seen that clockwise rotation of panel 25 will, by means of arm 21, cause rotation of the housing 2| to the open position of Fig. 7. It will be seen that arm 21 is an eccentric connection which permits the panel 25 to be closed when housing 2| is in either its closed or open position. When in open position the housing 2| projects forwardly of the front of cabinet 20 so that another panel 28 is toward the front and the viewing screen of the'oscilloscope is in proper viewing position centrally of panel 28 as shown.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that this invention provides an arrangement whereby a shallow cabinet'may be utilized to house a relatively large oscilloscope which is normally concealed within the cabinet in such a position that the longitudinal axis of the oscilloscope is parallel to the plane of the front of the cabinet, and wherein a front panel of the cabinet may be moved to an open position to cause the oscilloscope to be partially withdrawn through an opening in the front of the cabinet assaeso It will also be understood that the invention is capable of considerable modification and that the invention is limited only in accordance with the following claims. I claim:

1. In combination, a cabinet for television or like apparatus provided with a panel in the front thereof pivotally mounted at its lower edge and movable outwardly from a closed position to a substantially horizontal open position; television apparatus normally concealed within said cabinet including a picture reproducing element having a viewing face at one end and a longitudinal body portion having an axis extending generally perpendicularly from said end; and pivotally mounted support means for said element com prising a housing having a front panel and an opening therein revealing said viewing face, said housing being slidably attached to said panel whereby movement of said panel from closed to openposition will rotatesaid housing to move said picture reproducing element to viewing position.

2. In combination, a cabinet adapted to house a television receiver, a panel on said cabinet movable between closed and open positions, a picture reproducing device having a viewing face at one end and an axial length greater than the depth of said cabinet, means pivotally supporting said reproducing device for movement from an inoperative position within the cabinet in which its axis is substantially vertically disposed to an operative position in which the viewing face is projected outside the cabinet, means operable by said movable panel to move said reproducing device to its operative and inoperative positions whenever said panel is opened and closed, and counterbalancing means to facilitate and cushion the movement of said device.

to a position where the picture reproducing screen a terconnecting said panel and said support means for moving said reproducing device to an operative position inresponse to movement of said panel to its open position, said last-named means being constructed and arranged to permit closure of said panel when said reproducing device is in either of its positions.

4. In combination, a cabinet adapted to house a television receiver, a panel on said cabinet movable between closed and open positions, a picture reproducing device having a viewing face at one end and an axial length greater than the depth of said cabinet, means normally supporting said reproducing device in a concealed position wholly within the cabinet, and means interconnecting said .panel and said support means formoving said reproducing device to an operative position in response to movement of said panel to its open position, said last-named means comprising an eccentric connection permitting closure of saidpanel while said reproducing device is in either its operative or its concealed position.

5. In combination, a cabinet adapted to house a television receiver, a panel on said cabinet hingedly mounted at one edge and movable outwardly from a closed position to an open position, a picture reproducing device having a viewing face at one end and an axial length greater than the depth of said cabinet, means pivotally supporting said reproducing device from movement from a concealed position wholly within the cabinet to an operative position in which the viewing face is projected forwardly of the cabinet, and means operatively interconnecting said panel and said reproducing device to move the latter between its' said positions in response to movement of said panel.

6; In combination, a cabinet adapted to house television or like apparatus and having a front wall provided with an opening therethrough, a panel on said cabinet movable from a closed position to an open position, a picture reproducing device having a viewing face at one end and an axial length greater than the depth of face, to be withdrawn forwardly through "the opening in the front wall of said cabinet upon pivotal movement of said reproducing device, and

said cabinet, said reproducing device normally being concealed wholly within said cabinet behind said front wall, support means about which said reproducing device may pivot, said support means being so located as to permit the viewing means operatively interconnecting said panel and said reproducing device to effect movement of the latter between its said positions in response to movements of said panel.

7. In combination, a cabinet adapted to house a television receiver, a picture reproducing device having a, viewing face at one end and an axial length greater than the depth of said cabinet, means pivotally supporting said reproducing device for movement from a position wholly within the confines of the cabinet to a position in which the viewing end of said device is projected outside the cabinet, a manually movable element on the cabinet physically distinct from said reproducing device, and means operable by I said element to move said reproducing device between its said positions.

EMILI. HARMAN. 

